NOTE: Registration is required to participate in workshops. If you purchase a workshop, you must also purchase the seminar registration to participate. January 31 – February 1, 2026Harrison Recreation Center, Lincoln Park, 1450 High St, Alameda, CA 94501 Tentative Schedule Saturday 9:00 a.m. – Staff and vendor set-up10:00 a.m. – Registration and Vendors open10:30 a.m. […]
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Highlights from the 9th US National Bonsai Exhibition
Attending regional events like the US National Bonsai Exhibition is a good way to gain an understanding of the work happening within a given community. At the National, the community showing trees represents a big swath of the US. As a result, it features a lot of great trees. I don’t tire of visiting events […]
A visit to the Bonsai Zentrum Heidelberg
The Bonsai Zentrum Heidelberg is a large bonsai nursery and event center owned and operated by Edis Ziegler. A previous incarnation of the business had closed in 2006 prompting Edis to acquire the property, renovate, and reopen it in 2008. Since then, the operation has grown into a premier destination for bonsai, containers, suiseki, and […]
Amazing pines at Michael Tran’s garden
One of several side trips on my recent visit to Germany took us to Heidelberg to see Minoru Bonsai, the garden of Michael Tran. Michael Tran Michael, who studied with Udo Fischer, among others, founded the garden in 2009 and hosted several high-profile events featuring international bonsai professionals known as Generation Bonsai. Michael’s garden features […]
Walter Pall bonsai master class
About a year and a half ago, I mentioned that I’d like to visit Walter Pall’s garden. The message got through to Walter (thanks, Jennifer!), and last week I was able to make the trip a reality. Each summer Walter conducts a master class for students and friends at the Bonsaigarten Munich, a public bonsai […]